Dalata first half revenues edge 1% higher as new openings offset lower room rates
Hotel group agreed in July to be bought by a Nordic consortium for €1.4bn
Dermot Crowley
Nordic group agrees to buy Dalata for €1.4bn
Dublin-listed hotel group’s board plans to recommend to shareholders
Scandinavian consortium circling Dalata yet to make any fresh offer to buy the group
Hotel group’s board said it ‘continues to engage’ with parties who are participating in the formal sales process
Nordic group mulls higher offer for Dalata as it buys more shares in Irish hotel chain
Oslo-based investment firm Eiendomsspar and Swedish hotel company Pandox had €1.3bn bid rejected this month
Hotels group Dalata hires Rothschild to potentially find buyer
Ireland’s largest hotels business says strategic review is designed to find additional capital, including through a potential sale of listed group
Norwegian hotels investor builds 5.45% stake in Dalata
Company declines to say if it has plans to increase its holding but denies any strategic stakebuilding
Dalata completes hotel group’s first private debt placement
Maldron and Clayton band operator has also refinanced its existing bank facilities, increasing its debt capacity to €600m
Dalata opens new hotel in Liverpool
The group also plans to open a Maldron hotel at Croke Park in Dublin in 2026 along with a hotel in Edinburgh in the same year
‘When I start buying hotels with golf courses...it’s over’ Dalata’s Dermot Crowley
Hotel group’s chief executive says the secret sauce for its success to date has been its people
Dalata spends €3m on refresh of four-star hotels and group
Dalata chief executive Dermot Crowley says the investment will deliver consistency in its communications with customers
Dalata hotels on a roll as UK expansion fuels growth
But questions remain about future of travel and tourism as consumer concerns bite
Dalata to invest €55.3m in new Edinburgh hotel
Hospitality group says it has also completed the purchase of Hard Rock hotel in Amsterdam
Hotel group Dalata prepares for hospitality VAT rate of 13.5%
Group revenues climbed 29% in the first half of the year with like-for-like Revpar up 23% amid improved occupancy rates
‘Revenge travel’ helped lure investors to check into Dalata. How long will they stay?
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